A True Champion's Creed.

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Subject: A True Champion's Creed.
Date: 8/24/1997 2:48 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: KayneRune



For all those who need motivation in their lives, or just need a change of
pace, this is for you.
For all those who have hit a slump, this is for you.
For all those who have a burning desire to achieve more in life, this is for you.
For all those who have been here for four weeks, and for all those who
have been here for four years, this is for you.
For all the true champions of this sport, this is for you.

A *True* Champion's Creed:
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NOT need to achieve...
Instead, a burning desire to do what no one has ever done -- or
will ever do again!
NOT commitment to excellence...
Rather, utter disdain for anything less!
NOT endless hours of practice...
Instead, PERFECT practice!
NOT ability to cope...
Rather, total domination of EVERY situation in life!
NOT setting goals...
Goals too often prescribe performance limits!
NOT doing what it takes to win...
Instead, doing what it takes to EXCEED the bounds of mere
convention!
NOT force of skill or muscle...
Rather, it's the explosive, sometimes calamitous force of WILL!
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If you believe in and practice these things, then for you, winning is neither everything nor the only thing.
If you believe in and practice these things, then you are a true champion.
If you believe in and practice these things, then for you, winning has become a FORGONE CONCLUSION!

::written in bold, red letters upon a yellowed square of parchment::
::a stamp of a demon and an angel entwined in a yin yang template adorns the missive::